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The XCW World Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship in Xtreme Championship Wrestling (XCW) and International Wrestling Entertainment (IWE). It was the original world title of the Xtreme Championship Wrestling promotion, later used in IWE as the world title of the XCW brand and one of three in IWE, complementing the IWE Championship and World Heavyweight Championship. It was introduced as the XCW Heavyweight Championship on April 25, 1992. Originally a part of the Eastern Championship Wrestling promotion, which joined the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) on September 18, 1993. It was established as a world heavyweight championship in August 1994 following the promotion's secession from the NWA. The promotion became Extreme Championship Wrestling and the title became the XCW World Heavyweight Championship. It remained active until April 11, 2001, when XCW was closed and IWE subsequently purchased its assets. IWE relaunched XCW as a IWE brand in June 2006 with the title being recommissioned and designated as the XCW brand's world title. The brand dissolved February 16, 2010, rendering the title inactive.
The championship was contested in professional wrestling matches, in which participants execute scripted finishes rather than contend in direct competition. All title changes occurred at XCW or IWE shows. The inaugural champion was Jimmy Snuka, who defeated Salvatore Bellomo in a tournament final on April 25, 1992, to become the first XCW Heavyweight Champion. IWE, however, does not recognize the XCW Heavyweight Championship reigns from April 1992 through August 1994. Instead, they recognize Shane Douglas' second reign, which originally began on March 26, 1994, but is recognized as starting on August 27, 1994 – the same day the championship was renamed the XCW World Heavyweight Championship – as the inception of the title's history. The Sandman holds the record for most reigns, with five. At 406 days, Douglas' fourth reign is the longest in the title's history. Ezekiel Jackson's only reign was the shortest in the history of the title as it was retired as soon as he won it. He defeated the previous champion, Christian, on February 16, 2010, at an XCW television taping event. Overall, there have been 49 reigns among 32 wrestlers, with 1 vacancy, and 2 deactivations.
[edit] Reigns
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| XCW Heavyweight Championship
| April 25, 1992 – September 18, 1993
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| NWA-XCW Heavyweight Championship
| September 18, 1993 – August 27, 1994
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| XCW World Heavyweight Championship
| August 27, 1994 – April 11, 2001; June 13, 2006 – July 2006
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| XCW World Championship
| July 2006 – August 2007
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| XCW Championship
| August 2007 – February 16, 2010; as listed on IWE's official website
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[edit] Reigns
| Reign
| The reign number for the specific champion listed
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| Location
| The city in which the title was won
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| Event
| The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the title was won
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| Championship change
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| The Sandman
| November 16, 1992
| Live event
| Philadelphia, PA
| 1
| 138
| 138
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| Don Muraco
| April 3, 1993
| Hardcore TV
| Radnor, PA
| 2
| 127
| 127
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| Tito Santana
| August 8, 1993
| Hardcore TV
| Philadelphia, PA
| 1
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| 32
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| Shane Douglas
| September 9, 1993
| Hardcore TV
| Roanoke, VA
| 1
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| Santana forfeited the belt to Douglas and left ECW. The episode aired on September 14, 1993 via tape delay.
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| Sabu
| October 2, 1993
| NWA Bloodfest
| Philadelphia, PA
| 1
| 85
| 85
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| Terry Funk
| December 26, 1993
| Holiday Hell
| Philadelphia, PA
| 1
| 90
| 90
| The title change aired on December 28, 1993 episode of Hardcore TV via tape delay.
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| Shane Douglas
| March 26, 1994
| Ultimate Jeopardy
| Devon, PA
| 2
| 385
| 230
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| 12
| The Sandman
| April 15, 1995
| Hostile City Showdown
| Philadelphia, PA
| 2
| 196
| 195
| The title change aired on the April 18, 1995 episode of XCW Hardcore TV via tape delay.
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| 13
| Mikey Whipwreck
| October 28, 1995
| Hardcore TV
| Philadelphia, PA
| 1
| 42
| 41
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| The Sandman
| December 9, 1995
| December to Dismember
| Philadelphia, PA
| 3
| 49
| 48
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| 15
| Raven
| January 27, 1996
| Hardcore TV
| Philadelphia, PA
| 1
| 252
| 251
| The episode aired on January 30, 1996 via tape delay.
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| The Sandman
| October 5, 1996
| Ultimate Jeopardy
| Philadelphia, PA
| 4
| 63
| 62
| The Sandman and Tommy Dreamer defeated Stevie Richards and Brian Lee in a tag team match. The Sandman gained the pinfall to win the championship after Raven failed to show up for the event. The title change aired on the October 8, 1996 episode of Hardcore TV via tape delay.
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| Raven
| December 7, 1996
| Holiday Hell
| Philadelphia, PA
| 2
| 127
| 126
| This was a barbed wire match. The title change aired on the December 10, 1996 episode of XCW Hardcore TV via tape delay.
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| 18
| Terry Funk
| April 13, 1997
| Barely Legal
| Philadelphia, PA
| 2
| 118
| 118
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| Sabu
| August 9, 1997
| Born to be Wired
| Philadelphia, PA
| 2
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| 8
| This was a Barbed Wire Match. The title change aired on the August 11, 1997 episode of Hardcore TV via tape delay.
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| Shane Douglas
| August 17, 1997
| Hardcore Heaven
| Fort Lauderdale, FL
| 3
| 60
| 59
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| Bam Bam Bigelow
| October 16, 1997
| Hardcore TV
| New York, NY
| 1
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| 45
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| Shane Douglas
| November 30, 1997
| November to Remember
| Monaca, PA
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[edit] Combined reigns
Key
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| <1
| Reign was less than a day
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[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] External links
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